Disruption between Reading / Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Paddington expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Penzance / Plymouth / Paignton / Exeter St Davids / Weston-super-Mare / Carmarthen / Swansea / Cardiff Central / Hereford / Great Malvern / Cheltenham Spa / Bristol Temple Meads / Bedywn / Banbury / Oxford / Didcot Parkway / Reading and London Paddington

Heathrow Express between Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Paddington

Description

A speed restriction over defective track near Hayes & Harlington means fewer trains are able to run through the affected area. As a result of this, trains between Reading / Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Paddington may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Advice for Great Western Railway customers:

The following alterations will apply:

• Local stopping services between Newbury / Didcot Parkway and London Paddington will only run between Newbury / Didcot Parkway and Reading

• Great Western Railway services from London Paddington which terminate at Oxford will be cancelled (trains from London Paddington to Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford via Oxford will continue to run).

• Most of the longer distance Intercity services will continue to run between Reading and London Paddington, but may be subject to delay

To assist you with your journey, you can use your ticket on the following services in both directions, at no extra cost:

• Elizabeth line services between London Paddington and Reading, which call at Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford

• Chiltern Railways between Oxford and London Marylebone

• London Underground between London Paddington and London Marylebone

• CrossCountry services between Oxford and Reading

Advice for Heathrow Express customers:

Heathrow Express will run a half hourly service all day.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.